Personal Injury Trial Attorney (Sugar Land)

Job Description

If you're an experienced and skilled HOUSTON Personal Injury Trial Attorney who knows how to build a case, connect with clients, and WIN , but maybe the firm you’re at isn’t keeping up with you and you want a place where your work directly drives you to upside income; where you’re backed by an experienced support team, and where GREAT CULTURE is complementary to teamwork and what's best for the client.

If that’s you, keep reading:

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay: $500,000-$1,000,000+
• Diamond Docket: Our most valuable multi-million-dollar commercial cases
• Work model: In-office followed by hybrid (2 days remote per week after 90 days) (candidate must be Houston-based)
• PTO: 4 weeks paid time off after 90 days + paid sick time
• Benefits: Health insurance
• Support team: Dedicated paralegals and legal assistants under you so you can focus on lawyering
• Growth: Collaborative culture with real opportunities for long‑term career growth and advancement
• Who We Are: Super Lawyers / #1 Slip and Fall Settlement in the United States and Texas, Top Verdict / 7th Highest Overall Personal Injury Settlement in Texas, Top Verdict / Multiple Top 10 and Top 20 Settlements in Texas, Top Verdict

Responsibilities

• Manage personal injury cases from filing through resolution (trial or settlement)
• Try a case
• Advise clients, consult with experts, and build a case strategy early
• Review expert reports
• Communicate directly with opposing counsel and insurance carriers
• Prepare and respond to discovery, motions, and pleadings
• Represent clients at hearings, trials, mediations, and depositions
• Manage case timelines and deadlines in coordination with your support staff
• Be a skilled negotiator
• Be skilled in depositions

Qualifications

• 5+ years of personal injury COMMERCIAL LITIGATION experience - this is required, not preferred. Personal injury defense attorneys are welcome to apply.
• Trial experience
• Reside in the Greater Houston area. This is not a remote position.
• Active Texas Bar license in good standing
• Graduated from an accredited law school
• Deep knowledge of personal injury law, civil litigation, and commercial cases
• Strong drafting, research, negotiation, and client communication skills
• A collaborative mindset - we operate as a team and want attorneys who are invested in building something great together

Additional Criteria

• You do not have trial experience
• You have mostly handled minimum policy cases
• You live outside of Greater Houston area

Company Description

The Crash Team – The Galvan Law Firm is a personal injury practice based in Sugar Land, Texas. We represent clients across Texas and California. Founded in 2018, we’ve recovered millions of dollars for clients and their families injured in 18‑wheeler crashes, company vehicle crashes, wrongful deaths, slip and falls, and catastrophic cases.

We’re one of the fastest‑growing PI firms in Texas – not because we chase volume, but because we genuinely care about outcomes. Our national recognition in obtaining some of the biggest results in Texas and the United States shows how much expertise and care we put into clients' cases. Our team is mission‑driven and client‑first, and we want attorneys who feel the same way. Read our Google reviews. They tell the story better than we can.